Xavier drank
45 of the distilled water in his distilled water bottle. He accidentally spilled
13 of the remaining distilled water. As a result, he had 260 mℓ of distilled water left in his distilled water bottle. How much distilled water did Xavier have at first? Give your answer in mℓ.
| Drank |
Remaining distilled water |
Total |
| 4x3 |
1x3 |
5x3 |
| |
Spilled |
Left |
|
| |
1x1 |
2x1 |
|
| 12 u |
1 u |
2 u |
15 u |
Fraction of remaining distilled water left after Xavier spilled some
= 1 -
45=
15The volume of the remaining distilled water is the combined repeated identity. Make the volume of remaining distilled water the same. LCM of 1 and 3 is 3.
Volume of water left = 2 u
2 u = 260
1 u = 260 ÷ 2 = 130
Total volume of water that Xavier had at first
= 15 u
= 15 x 130
= 1950 mℓ
Answer(s): 1950 mℓ
